| MAKEWAVES | Cause a sensation, or what the first words of the answers to starred entries may do |
| FLUTTER | A polysemous word for a modest wager or bet; a heartbeat; a flap of a wing; a bat of one's eyelashes; a sensation or stir; a group of butterflies or flags; or, a fairy formation (7) |
| SHOOINS | Easy winners, or a phonetic hint to starred entries' hidden brands |
| SPLASH | Take the plunge, and cause a sensation (6) |
| TINGLE | Can a broken leg cause a sensation? (6) |
| TASTEBUDS | Try sprouts - they'll cause a sensation (5,4) |
| TASTE | The faculty of discerning beauty, merit or a high aesthetic standard in art; the sensation or perception of flavour; a small sample of food or wine to try; or, one's "cup of tea" (5) |
| SPELLITOUT | Leave no room for misinterpretation ... or what the first words of the answers to the five starred c |
| NUTSANDBOLTS | Essentials, or what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are |
| LOBSTERTAIL | The "surf" of surf and turf, often, or what the first word of the answer to each starred clue can be |
| RINGLEADERS | Crime bosses, or what the first words of the starred answers can be |
| STIR | A commotion; a slight movement or sensation; or, a slang word for "jail" that is thought to be a shortening of the Romany for "prison" (4) |
| COLDSPELL | Stretch of chilly weather, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues amount to, phonetically? |
| GOOFFCOURSE | Stray, or what the first six letters of the starred answers do (each by one letter)? |
| GOODBYES | Farewells ... or, homophonically and read top to bottom, what the first words of the answers to starred clues represent? |
| BALLCLUB | Angels or Dodgers, and, in a way, what the first words of the answers to starred clues comprise |
| SPELLBOOK | Wizard's reference, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues do |
| FOREFATHER | Ancestor ... or what the first word of seven answers in this puzzle can have? |
| TAKEAPOWDER | Leave hurriedly ... and, literally, what the first words of the answers to starred clues can do |
| PINHEADS | Ninnies, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues literally are |
